European Climate Pact Toolkit Available

Teaching the Future has engaged with the European Commission in its Education for Climate initiative. This brings together teachers, educators, experts and ;policy makers to share and develop relevant approaches to climate education. All are welcome to join this initiative.  Find out more

The EC has also established a European Climate Pact. The Pact is designed as a movement of people united around a common cause, each taking steps in their own worlds to build a more sustainable Europe. The Pact is part of the European Green Deal and is helping the EU to meet its goal to become climate-neutral by 2050.

The Pact encourages everyone to find their place, allowing people to get involved whether they are just starting out on your climate action journey or already working to make a difference in their own community. It is possible to take part either as an individual or as an organisation – for example, a city, a community or an association.

The 2024 European Climate Pact event gathered more than 200 members of the Climate Pact community from across Europe to work together on new ways to spark climate action in their local communities.

The Climate Pact has developed to resources to help you convince someone to take action on climate change, as  bold systemic changes are needed, and everyone needs to be involved.

As some people are more reluctant than others, a toolkit has been created to help you explain and communicate climate action to your community.

Six common arguments people use to justify their inaction are presented, along with suggestions on how you can respond to each of them.

Some tips on how to talk about climate change are also provided. Find out more

The Teaching the Future project involves not only relating to the science and the climate data but also encouraging ways to take action in reducing our impact on the planet.  Module 1 of the teacher training course looks at how to address the Climate Challenge and Module 3 explores how to encourage student engagement in local issues. Explore these resources.